Hill Engineering/Formtek Inc. has designed and built rotary punching machine systems, rotary shear machine systems and flying die punching and cutoff machine systems in roll forming machine lines for over 60 years. It is our experience that when you...

Rotary punching is a unique method used to punch holes, shapes, louvers, etc. in ferrous and non-ferrous materials at high speeds.
There are definitely conditions that are ideal for rotary hole punching machines to be used, and there are conditions...

To fill an observed need in the roofing industry, Formtek Group Inc. is now manufacturing a w-valley die for rotorized vendors. This tool forms a w-style valley that is used primarily in asphalt shingle roofing but can be used...

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A Colombian diversified manufacturer of steel components recently purchased a B&K Accessory System from Formtek. This system is tooled up with angles and furring channels which can be made in different sizes and gauges. These channels are used to...

A new era of drive train design has arrived. One that is cost effective and offers the most flexibility within the tube mill system. Individual shaft drive systems which utilize two (2) AC motors; each coupled to their respective...

DRIVING THE FUTURE OF EQUIPMENT DESIGN AND OPERATION
For many years, tube and pipe mills have utilized “group” drive gear trains. This was the most economical method for providing power to drive the roll shafts of your tube or pipe...

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A European manufacturer of flexible fabrication systems recently added a roll forming tooling set to a system for making furnace wrappers. This an entirely new system for the manufacturer, who contracted Formtek to design and supply the tooling.
The roll...

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How do we as mill builder size a drive train to your needs? Well, depending on the roll forming or tube mill markets – we strive for different results. If you are speaking about roll forming machines, we generally...

The importance of laser alignment to sheet metal efficiency can’t be emphasized enough in this modern age of fierce competition and economic uncertainty. Mastery of the software that controls the special lasers is absolutely essential for installations, retrofits and...

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Formtek recently supplied a major school bus manufacturer with a new roll forming system for use in producing the roof bows that make up the top structure of school bus cabins. Previously, this manufacturer was using a roof bow...